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| Pronunciation |
: |
dōu |
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| Meaning |
: |
- all; both. (adv)
- used with 是 to show the cause. (adv)
- even. (adv)
- already. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
阝 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
都 |
| Usage |
: |
64.9% |
| Also as |
: |
dū |
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Sentences:
| 1. Is everybody here? |
| dà |
jiā |
dōu |
dào |
le |
ma |
? |
| 大 |
家 |
都 |
到 |
了 |
吗 |
？ |
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| 大家 |
: |
everybody |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 到 |
: |
arrive, reach |
| 了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
| 吗 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a question |
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| 2. The car crash was all his fault. |
| dōu |
shì |
tā |
cái |
niàng |
chéng |
le |
chē |
huò |
。 |
| 都 |
是 |
他 |
才 |
酿 |
成 |
了 |
车 |
祸 |
。 |
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| 都是 |
: |
(to show the cause) all |
| 他 |
: |
he, him |
| 才 |
: |
preceded by an expression of reason or condition) not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason |
| 酿成 |
: |
lead to |
| 了 |
: |
(used after an action that has taken place) |
| 车祸 |
: |
car accident |
|
| 3. Even he doesn’t know it, |
| lián |
tā |
dōu |
bù |
zhī |
dào |
。 |
| 连 |
他 |
都 |
不 |
知 |
道 |
。 |
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| 连 |
: |
(used correlatively with 也, 都, etc.) even |
| 他 |
: |
he, him |
| 不 |
: |
do not |
| 知道 |
: |
know, realize, be aware of |
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| 4. He’s already eighty but still going strong. |
| tā |
dōu |
bā |
shí |
suì |
le |
， |
shēn |
tǐ |
hái |
nà |
me |
qiáng |
zhuàng |
。 |
| 他 |
都 |
八 |
十 |
岁 |
了 |
， |
身 |
体 |
还 |
那 |
么 |
强 |
壮 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he, him |
| 都 |
: |
already |
| 八十岁 |
: |
80 years old |
| 了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
| 身体 |
: |
body |
| 还 |
: |
still |
| 那么 |
: |
like that, in that way, so |
| 强壮 |
: |
strong; sturdy; robust; tough; hefty |
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